Fracture_98
Fracture_98 t1_jbfjpq4 wrote
Reply to NASA fixes solar observation spacecraft by turning it off and turning it on again by Byzantium
It's very common. A standard feature of inaccessible computer equipment is called a "Watchdog Timer".
The system has a hardware counter that turns the computer off and on again if the timer gets too high. You then write your software so that it resets the timer at regular intervals. If your software crashes, it won't reset the timer and the computer will restart.
It's a bit more complicated than that, but it's really effective.
Fracture_98 t1_jb70fgs wrote
Reply to Toblerone chocolate to cut iconic Matterhorn logo from packaging due to ‘Swissness’ laws by elizabeth-cooper
"Iconic". How many people only found out they even had a logo at all by reading this post?
Fracture_98 t1_ja0dfte wrote
Reply to Amazon has a donkey meat problem by WildVelociraptor
I think if you're taking an "anti-hemorrhage supplement", your list of "Things to Worry About" can certainly include "donkey gelatin", but it should also include "why am I hemorrhaging".
Fracture_98 t1_j5q3yw9 wrote
Reply to comment by dxtboxer in People Are Selling 'Splash Mountain Water' on eBay After Permanent Ride Closure at Magic Kingdom by jdb1984
Smell triggers nostalgia, not bromine specifically. The smell of bromine treated water brings back memories of Disney water rides for a lot of people. Unfortunately for me, I just remember "It's a Small World", and then that damn song gets stuck in my head for ages.
Fracture_98 t1_j5ngbxn wrote
Reply to People Are Selling 'Splash Mountain Water' on eBay After Permanent Ride Closure at Magic Kingdom by jdb1984
Well, Disney uses bromine instead of chlorine to keep the water clean. That has a distinct smell and smell triggers nostalgia. I can see the idea behind this, but the scam prices are laughable.
(Edit: they use it because it's safer to handle in large quantities, easier on skin and clothes, and performs much better keeping the water clean. It's more expensive than chlorine which is why pools rarely use it.)
Fracture_98 t1_j562c9r wrote
Ok. Well clearly people have forgotten what Dianna looks like. Still, more power to her. Hope she rakes in the cash and knows how to invest wisely.
Fracture_98 t1_j4sfgba wrote
The guy reporting a spill just had a lisp.
Fracture_98 t1_j4mil5l wrote
Reply to Taliban start buying blue ticks on Twitter by koavf
They should have made them pink.
Fracture_98 t1_j2cmpy4 wrote
Reply to What do you want to order? by butterflywithbullets
Without a shadow of a lie, I absolutely would order "I Don't Know".
Regardless of the result, they'd be getting a solid tip, too.
Fracture_98 t1_jdta1zb wrote
Reply to Joburg pastor still dead, despite entire year awaiting resurrection in morgue by mechsuit-jalapeno
Oh, jeez. I just realized we shouldn't have screwed the lid shut!